Utah Valley University Herbarium

Label

Accession No. 06560 
Family Rosaceae 
Species Coleogyne ramosissima Torr.
Common name "blackbrush"
Collector Information J.G. Harris  (2601)  18 May 1994
Geography United States,  Utah, Emery County
Lat./Long. 38°  51' 36" N, 110°  25 ' 17" W at 1320 meters (4329 ft)
Township/Range T22S, R14E, Sec. 31 at 1320 meters (4329 ft) 
Locality San Rafael Desert, N of Greasewood Draw. 
Ecology sand desert shrub community; sandy soil. 
Climate NCDC temperatures, daily high (red), daily average (green) and daily low (blue), from 1970 to 2000 at this location.   NCDC average monthly precipitation from 1970 to 2000 at this location.

Taxonomy


Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Coleogyne ramosissima Torr.

Common Name(s): blackbrush.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=25150, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Rosidae
                            Order: Rosales
                                Family: Rosaceae
                                    Genus: Coleogyne
                                        Species: Coleogyne ramosissima
                                                                                            

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 06560s1.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 03011s1.jpg 
03011
specimen image: 03686s1.jpg 
03686
specimen image: 09441s1.jpg 
09441
specimen image: 11073s1.jpg 
11073
specimen image: 11086s1.jpg 
11086

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
02002 Achnatherum hymenoides      "Indian ricegrass" 1.9 mi. NE
06559 Artemisia filifolia      "sand sagebrush, old man sagebrush" same section
02004 Asclepias labriformis      "Utah milkweed, Circle Cliffs milkweed" 1.9 mi. NE
06553 Astragalus amphioxys  var. amphioxys   "Cresent milkvetch" same section
02034 Astragalus episcopus     same section
02003 Astragalus episcopus     1.9 mi. NE
04084 Astragalus episcopus      "Bishop's milkvetch" same section
02010 Astragalus flavus  var. argillosus  1.9 mi. NE
04087 Astragalus flavus  var. argillosus   "Clay milkvetch" 1.9 mi. NE
06555 Astragalus praelongus  var. ellisiae   "Ellis' stinking milkvetch" same section
02030 Atriplex gardneri  var. cuneata   "Castle Valley saltbush" 1.9 mi. NE
04083 Caesalpinia repens      "Creeping rush-pea" same section
02033 Caesalpinia repens      "Creeping rush-pea" same section
02013 Chamaesyce fendleri      "Fendler's euphorb" 1.9 mi. NE
06556 Cleome lutea      "yellow beeplant" same section
04086 Cryptantha flava      "yellow cryptanth" 1.9 mi. NE
02012 Cryptantha flava      "yellow cryptanth" 1.9 mi. NE
02011 Cryptantha wetherillii      "Wetherill's cryptanth" 1.9 mi. NE
02000 Cycladenia humilis  var. jonesii   "Jones' waxydogbane" 1.9 mi. NE
04090 Cycladenia humilis  var. jonesii   "Jones' waxydogbane" 1.9 mi. NE
02005 Enceliopsis nudicaulis      "nakedstem sunray" 1.9 mi. NE
02014 Ephedra torreyana      "Torrey's ephedra" 1.9 mi. NE
04082 Eriogonum bicolor      "pretty buckwheat" 1.9 mi. NE
02031 Eriogonum bicolor      "pretty buckwheat" 1.9 mi. NE
02006 Eriogonum inflatum  var. inflatum   "desert trumpet" 1.9 mi. NE
04088 Gaillardia spathulata      "Colorado Plateau blanketflower" 1.9 mi. NE
02009 Gaillardia spathulata      "Colorado Plateau blanketflower" 1.9 mi. NE
02001 Hilaria jamesii      "Galleta or curly grass" 1.9 mi. NE
06557 Malacothrix sonchoides      "Sowthistle" same section
02032 Oenothera pallida  var. pallida   "Pale evening-primrose" same section
02017 Phacelia rafaelensis      "San Rafael phacelia" 1.9 mi. NE
06554 Poliomintha incana      "Purple sage" same section
02015 Sphaeralcea coccinea      "common globemallow" 1.9 mi. NE
02018 Stanleya pinnata  var. pinnata   "Prince's plume" 1.9 mi. NE
06558 Streptanthella longirostris      "little twistflower" same section
02007 Wyethia scabra      "Rough mulesears" 1.9 mi. NE
04089 Wyethia scabra      "Rough mulesear" 1.9 mi. NE
02008 Xylorhiza venusta     1.9 mi. NE
03963 Xylorhiza venusta      "charming woodyaster, Cisco woodyaster" 1.9 mi. NE
06561 Yucca harrimaniae  var. harrimaniae   "Harriman's yucca" same section

Locale


Nearby locations from the USGS Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) database:

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Shadscale Mesa (Summit) Emery County, UT 2.9 mi. N 4465  Spotted Wolf Canyon 
Moonshine Tanks (Reservoir) Emery County, UT 2.9 mi. N 4482  Spotted Wolf Canyon 
Greasewood Draw (Valley) Emery County, UT 2.8 mi. SE   Arsons Garden 
Greasewood Tank (Reservoir) Emery County, UT 3.2 mi. SW 4505  Greasewood Draw 
The Squeeze (Valley) Emery County, UT 4 mi. N   Spotted Wolf Canyon 
Hatt Reservoir (Reservoir) Emery County, UT 3.4 mi. NE 4229  Jessies Twist 
Buckmaster Draw (Valley) Emery County, UT 4.1 mi. N   Jessies Twist 
Spotted Wolf Canyon (Valley) Emery County, UT 4.6 mi. N   Spotted Wolf Canyon 
Iron Wash (Valley) Emery County, UT 6.6 mi. SE   San Rafael Knob 

Links

Taxon Links for species Coleogyne ramosissima  Torr.

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database
University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Coleogyne+ramosissima

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